Okay, so I’m going through a difficult phase. Or maybe “High Maintenance” is a better way to describe it. My husband, being high in mercy that he is, calls it a “particular phase”. I’m not usually terribly opinionated about where to eat or what to watch, but the last few times we’ve gotten a movie […]

Use Extreme Caution!! Target Has Been Kidnapped by the 80’s!!
Yes! It’s true!! And truly horrific!!! Ali and I had a bit of time to kill while waiting to eat lunch with Daddy one day last week, so we browsed through Flashdance: The Store Target. It was unreal!! This sweatshirt is completely authentic. I mean, they even did the cut-out neckline for you!! And don’t […]

Survey Saturday!!!
I do love a good alliterative title!! So Chris and I have this quirk. . . . I know, I know, we have tons. Anyway, I’m wondering if it is technically a “quirk”, or if it is pretty common. As soon as we come home from anywhere, no matter the time, the first thing we […]

Red and Yellow, Black and White. . .
Watching the Olympics every day for two weeks brings up a plethora of questions, interesting conversations, stories about childhood, and issues to talk about, doesn’t it? Here is one of mine and Chris’ deeper Olympic-birthed conversations, and we need an answer to the burning question that came from it!! You know the song, right? Jesus […]

Thoughts on self-sufficiency, bad driving, and childbirth side effects
A few weeks ago, my “check tire” light came on for the first time. Actually, I had no idea what the light was. It’s symbol was exactly this: (!) . Does that look like a “check tire” light to you? I was determined to figure it out by myself, so I pulled over, got out […]